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MIAMI -- The past two years have been rough for Christopher Saunders.

Saunders, originally from Ohio, moved to North Miami Beach in 2023 seeking a warmer climate to relieve his arthritis. Things were going fine, until costly car and rental bills forced him into chapter 13 bankruptcy. Around the same time, the rent on the 43-year-old’s less-...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My granddaughter came for a visit while on spring break from college, and I learned that she was unhappy with life. It scared me. After asking many questions to try to discern what was causing this, I concluded she was too filled up with success – at the top of her class and has charmed her way ...Read more

MIAMI — After months of requesting permission to hold religious services at Florida’s controversial detention center for migrants in the Everglades, the Archdiocese of Miami finally got an answer.

“I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” said Archdiocese of Miami Archbishop...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m trying to teach my rather high-spirited son about learning a little gentleness. My friends tell me not to quench his spirit – that it could alter his personality. I certainly don’t want to teach him the wrong things, but isn’t it right to teach children about being strong but also doing ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A lot of emphasis is put on ambition and achievement. Is this really what should motivate people? I can’t say I have ambition to be great, but I want to spend my life well and do worthy things for others – not to achieve things for myself. Some of...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is the principle of dying as a Christian based on how long a person has been saved? – A.P.

A: One’s salvation is not determined by how long a person has been saved (repenting of sin and accepting Christ as our Savior). There have been those who have repented on their deathbeds and been saved. ...Read more

Q: I do not believe in reincarnation. It is not comforting to think I would be back here after I die in a world where there is so much turmoil. Instead, I love the idea of my soul going back to God at the end of my life and then, when time here is over, my body will be reunited with my soul and I will live with God/Jesus for eternity in ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My husband and I, both Christians, have not really attended church in recent years, but now that we have a child, we are looking at life very differently and perhaps seeing the value of having a church life. We don’t really like being affiliated with the “nones.” Should we just choose any ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Are there indications that angels help people today like they did in Bible times, and if so, should we be able to sense their presence? – A.W.

A: On a deserted, narrow mountain road along a steep cliff, three missionaries realized they needed to turn their car around and go back down the mountain...Read more

New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration outlining how federal employees may engage with faith practices in the workplace garnered mixed reactions from religious groups, with some raising concern about the blurring boundary between church and state.

The guidelines, announced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in a ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend was bragging recently about having met very important people, and “lorded” it over me in an effort to intimidate me and diminish my opinion about our topic of conversation. Is it right for someone to go out of their way to belittle another person just because their life experiences are...Read more

Eleven religious groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security in response to a Trump administration policy reversal ending a decades-long practice protecting houses of worship, schools and hospitals from immigration officials looking to enforce action.

The lawsuit, filed July 28 by Democracy Forward and the Washington Lawyers’ ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does it mean to have a clear conscience? – C.C.

A: The Bible says that we should “strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and [others]” (Acts 24:16, NKJV). Conscience is a vigilant eye before which each imagination, thought, and act is held up for either censure or ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is the devil as powerful as Jesus? Is it Satan that makes us sin and do the things we don’t really want to do? If so, we can’t help ourselves since we are not as powerful as the devil, right? – T.C.

A: Someone may say, “The devil made me do it!” But the truth is that Satan, the devil, can...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Technology is taking over the world! Who, other than tech gurus, can keep up with the constant change, the advancements? Even the vocabulary has been impacted, having to consult an online dictionary for the latest meaning and application of a word. This ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Safehouse, the nonprofit aiming to open a supervised drug consumption site in Philadelphia, is legally entitled to argue that it has a religious right to prevent overdoses by operating a facility where people can use drugs under medical supervision.

The decision overturns a previous ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Amid a wave of arrests and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced plans to bolster delivery of hot meals, groceries and prescription medicines to parishioners living in fear of deportation and ongoing enforcement raids.

The archdiocese’s donation-funded Family ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez has released a letter calling for solidarity with immigrants, as ICE increases its enforcement in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

“You are not alone. The Church is a community of faith, and the divine person of Christ, who was forced to flee his homeland as a child, holds you in his ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Joseph O’Connor, pastor of the Sacramento Fijian Seventh-day Adventist Church, doesn’t mind that his congregation meets in a rented space off Arden Way.

On Saturdays, the church is one of many spaces where Sacramento’s Fijian community explores fellowship, food and faith within California’s capital city. Sacramento...Read more

Lots of comments about our new, big mystery topic: Are we reincarnated into another life, or is this life the only one we will ever know?

Q: I’m a practicing Catholic. I follow most of their beliefs but have worked for years as a hospice nurse and could not fathom a Purgatory or a Hell. I believe God is all-forgiving and when we die, we ...Read more